The Christmas buffet will be held in the Studio from 12 o’clock onwards. It would be appreciated if everyone could contribute food or drink to the buffet. There is a list on the Club noticeboard for people to sign up 
The Club Gallery in Unit 22 Kingsgate Shopping Centre, will soon be accepting members submissions for the next Gallery hanging period which will run from 25th October through 5th January 2019. New exhibits will be accepted during normal Gallery opening hours (12-4 pm on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th and Saturday 20th October). Paintings will be hung on Tuesday 23rd October in advance of the Gallery re-opening on 25th. A maximum five pictures may be submitted and it has been agreed that although the hanging fee will remain at £2 per picture, where four pictures are paid for, the fifth will be hung for free.
Note that the Gallery will close during the clubs Winter Exhibition which takes place between 19th and 25th November. Arrangements can be made (in advance) with Gallery staff should members wish to remove any of their paintings from the Gallery during this period for exhibiting at this event. It is expected that the Gallery will also remain closed on 27th, 28th and 29th December.
Members also should note that the same paintings may not be exhibited in the Gallery on consecutive hanging periods. Unsold items from the previous hanging period should be collected from the Gallery at the earliest convenient opportunity.
The Club Christmas Dinner will be held again this year in the Pitbauchlie House Hotel, Dunfermline on Tuesday 4th December, (6.30pm for 7.00pm). Club members, together with spouse / partner, are welcome at a cost of £25.00 per person. Will all members wishing to attend, please add names to the list posted on the club Notice Board or alternatively give confirmation to the Club Secretary, Mike Sutherland-Brown. In order to secure the booking, a deposit of £10 per person should be paid by Wednesday 26th September (either cheque or cash please), with the final balance payable by 14th November. You can navigate to view the Menu by clicking on the Pitbauchlie House Hotel link highlighted above. It’s the “Festive Dinner” option.
Additionally, if anyone has any special dietary requirements which need be catered for, please make these known when making your reservation.
September has almost arrived when the new season’s membership fees fall due. The annual subscription for 2018-19 will remain at £35 and becomes payable as from Saturday 1st September 2018.
We feel sure you will agree that the membership fee provides extremely good value. As well as 50 weeks’ of Club meetings in a very sociable environment, members also have the opportunity to exhibit work in the Clubs Gallery in Unit 22 of the Kingsgate Shopping Centre, and have their work featured in two major exhibitions and other events each year.
Payment of fees may be by cash or personal cheque made payable to Dunfermline Art Club. Committee Members will be on hand at the club to receive and record payment and issue your new membership card. A facility to make payment directly to the clubs account via bank transfer is also available if preferred. Details available from the Treasurer.
Secretary’s Message re Townhill Open Days
Following last year’s successful open day at the Townhill Community Centre, we shall be holding a similar event on Friday and Saturday, 7th and 8th September. Set up in the Hall upstairs will take place from 11.30 on the Friday morning ready for opening from 2 pm til 8 pm. On the Saturday, the exhibition will be open from 10 am and will be taken down after 4 pm. It is planned to have members demonstrating their skills in the Studio on the Saturday as per last year. Members will be asked to help with the setting up and to do 2 hour shifts in the exhibition hall or in the Studio. Please look out for notices and further information on the Exhibitions noticeboard in the Studio. Paintings for the Exhibition may be left in the Studio on the Wednesday or brought to the Hall on the Friday morning.
The Agenda for Dunfermline Art Clubs Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 21st August is as follows:
ITEM 1. Welcome and Apologies
ITEM 2. Minutes of previous AGM
ITEM 3. Matters Arising from previous minutes
ITEM 4. President’s Report
ITEM 5. Secretary’s Report
ITEM 6. Treasurers Report and Balance Sheet
ITEM 7. Gallery Co-ordinators Report
ITEM 8. Website Administrators Report
ITEM 9. Exhibition Co-ordinators Report
ITEM 10. Programme Co-ordinators Report
ITEM 11. Election of Office Bearers
ITEM 12. Election of Committee Members
ITEM 13. Constitution and Data Protection
ITEM 14. Winter Exhibition …… Monday 19 Nov until Sunday 25 Nov 2018
ITEM 15. Any other pertinent business
ITEM 16. Date of next AGM …… Proposed Tuesday 27th August 2019
All 28 painting entries for potential inclusion in the Clubs 2019 have been received, photographed and are now ready for selection by club members. Voting will take place over 3rd and 4th July at Townhill to select which 13 will feature in next years Calendar.
The theme for the Clubs 2019 Calendar is “Fife”, which is the same as last year. If you would like to create a painting in any medium on this theme for possible inclusion in the calendar, please submit your work or a good quality digital photo of it by 13th June latest to Irma Brown or Roy McGowan at the club. Note also that if you prefer not to do so yourself, you can have your work photographed at the club (on Wednesdays) in the lead up to the submission date.
The painting should be A4 in size (or equivalent proportions ), unframed (to avoid photographic glare/reflection from glass), and in landscape format. A selection process, which will be by members votes will decide which pictures will feature in the 2019 calendar. Please see Irma or Roy if you need further information.
If you intend exhibiting at our Carnegie Library Exhibition (from 30 June) and your painting meets the above criteria you could if you wish use that painting as your Calendar entry !
Following the success of the 2018 Calendar, the club intends to go ahead with production of a 2019 Dunfermline Art Club Calendar. It is intended that this will again be produced in-house and printed commercially. The outlay on printing expenses will be reimbursed to the Club from the proceeds of Calendar sales. The theme for the 2019 Calendar is “Fife” (same as last year). So, if you would like to create a painting in any medium on this theme for possible inclusion in the calendar, please submit your work or a good quality digital photo of it by 13th June latest to Irma Brown or Roy McGowan at the club.
The painting should be A4 in size (or equivalent proportions ), unframed (to avoid photographic glare/reflection from glass), and in landscape format. A selection process ,which will be by members votes will decide which pictures will feature in the 2019 calendar. Please see Irma or Roy if you need further information.
If you intend exhibiting at our Carnegie Library Exhibition (from 30 June) and your painting meets the above criteria you could if you wish use that painting as your Calendar entry !